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Pennsylvania Treatment Centers

in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • In Arizona during the year 2006 a total of 23,656 people were admitted to addiction treatment programs.
  • New scientific research has taught us that the brain doesn't finish developing until the mid-20s, especially the region that controls impulse and judgment.
  • Teens who consistently learn about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use drugs than those who don't.
  • Alcohol is a depressant derived from the fermentation of natural sugars in fruits, vegetables and grains.
  • When injected, Ativan can cause damage to cardiovascular and vascular systems.
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • Marijuana is actually dangerous, impacting the mind by causing memory loss and reducing ability.
  • Powder cocaine is a hydrochloride salt derived from processed extracts of the leaves of the coca plant. 'Crack' is a type of processed cocaine that is formed into a rock-like crystal.
  • Adderall is linked to cases of sudden death due to heart complications.
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • 90% of Americans with a substance abuse problem started smoking marijuana, drinking or using other drugs before age 18.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Women who had an alcoholic parent are more likely to become an alcoholic than men who have an alcoholic parent.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Synthetic drug stimulants, also known as cathinones, mimic the effects of ecstasy or MDMA. Bath salts and Molly are examples of synthetic cathinones.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.

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